Finalizing plans for DC protest on Oct. 25 — Please check in here [View All]

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Here's the list of DUers who will be joining us in D.C. It's going to be quite a crew, especially since some of these folks will have friends and family in tow. Those with a star by their name will be getting together for dinner on Friday night.

amen1234*
ann_coulter_is_a_man
AWD
bluedeminredstate
boilerbabe
CheshireCat
DancingBear
demnan
deutsey
displacedtexan
ed_vadem*
Fatima
gristy
idontwantaname
jab105*
JohnKleeb
jonnyblitz
kimchi
LeahMira
liberalhistorian
lizerdbits
LynneSin
Monica_L
MountainLaurel*
NJCher
northzax*
nostamj
Oaf of Office*
RainDog
ribofunk
Sagatious8
screembloodymurder
SpikeTrees
tlcandie
tokenlib
veganwitch
youngred*

Haven't confirmed with these people who expressed an interest.
frank frankly
FreedomSpirit
goldilox369
IkeWarnedUs
lanlady
Woodstock

Check your inboxes because you should have received a few details that we don't want posted on the public board. If I missed you or you want to be added to the list, just PM me and let me know.

About half of you already gave me your cell phone numbers. If you haven't, you might want to consider it in case there are problems on Saturday and I need to get ahold of you.

Here's the weekend weather forecast:
Fri., Oct 24
Sunny 58°/42°

Sat., Oct 25
Partly Cloudy
63°/47°

Sun., Oct 26
Mostly Cloudy
67°/55°

You can check here for updates:
http://www.weather.com/

Here's the logistics page from ANSWER for more details on things such as parking and transportation:
http://www.internationalanswer.org/campaigns/o25/logistics.html

WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING
Bring snacks and water, and wear comfortable shoes since you'll be standing and walking for several hours.

MountainLaurel had these suggestions:
As for the backpack, I'm the anal sort, so I'd also bring your favorite pain reliever in case of headache or sinus attack and some quick snackage: Odwalla bars, fruit that doesn't bruise easily, etc. Now that the U.S. is limiting who can park their hot dog mobiles where, it's sometimes more difficult to find cheap food near the Mall. Oh, and a personal fave: hand sanitizer and/or tissues, for the Porta-Johns.

Don't forget your signs and cameras!

So have we covered all of the bases? Veteran protesters are welcome to chime in with any advice or tips. What are your signs going to say?

Looking forward to an awesome weekend and meeting all of you!!!

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